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Yates Gas Plant is a 5.6 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Kinder Morgan Yates Operation since 1985. Ranked #1609 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 5.6 MW represents a tiny fraction of the country's total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Yates 761 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include King Mountain Wind Ranch 1 (278 MW, Wind), Castle Gap Solar Hybrid (189.9 MW, Solar), and Midway Solar - TX (182 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Texas, approximately 400 km west of San Antonio.

Capacity
5.6 MW
Commissioning Year
1985

41 years old

Owner
Kinder Morgan Yates Operation
Location
30.8847°, -101.9208°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,670. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #27,893 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,672 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

41 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Kinder Morgan Yates Operation operates 1 plants totalling 6 MW

Regional density

21 plants within 100 km, 4,143 MW combined

Nearest plant: Desert Sky (16.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 30.884700, -101.920800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
10.8 Kt
22 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
443.5 Kt
Over 41 years of operation
Past Retirement
2015
11 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.4K
cars per year
1.4K
homes per year
491.7K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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